On Thursday 09 November 2006 01:15, Les wrote: > > It has occured to me that Anne may be experiencing a problem I had some > time ago with a different device. The hub power supply was drooping. > In my case it happened just as I was firing up a new version of > software, so I wasn't too badly mislead, but the fact that the problem > arose just as I was working on the software led me down some pretty > dusty trails when all I really needed was a new "wall wart". It was a > classic "Ohhh! C***! I can't believe it! Days of work down the tubes!" > moment for me. > > I have since discovered that a few devices on USB will change their > current drains quite a bit depending on how the software sets them up > and abandons them. > I don't *think* it's that, Les. Normally I only have the usb printer plugged in at the back, and plug in pen-drives and/or the webcam into the front panel, but don't leave them in when not in use. Anne
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